C S Lewis trivia quiz thing

[Narborg]

Ok, thers like 3 people here and I have nothing to reply to, so I figgerd I may as well start a new thred :D
This works like all the other trivia threds on the forum: Awnser the question about you ( if you can!!!) and ask another below about CS Lewis' life, works etc etc

Ill start!!

What was C S Lewis commonly knowen as?

[PrinceOfTheWest]

He was known as Jack.

In what country was he born?

[Narborg]

Ireland.... well, Northan Ireland to be exact.

What year was he born?

[LifeMaiden]

1898



What was the name of his home which inspired Professor's Kirke's mansion in the LWW?

[Aravis Kenobi]

I don't know. After this one, can I ask a Q?

[Narborg]

Little Lea?

What was his brothers name?

[Samwise Gamgee]

oooo....gosh I have no clue!

What dose C.S. mean? and in the MN AND LWWwhat part[s] of the book was about his life?

[Narborg]

oooo....gosh I have no clue!

What dose C.S. mean? and in the MN AND LWWwhat part[s] of the book was about his life?

Clive stephen. IN TMW, he gave Digary a dieing mother, like he had and in TLTWATW, he had childern who had to leave London in the air raids, and he took in childern himself

What was his mothers name?

[Aravis Kenobi]

ACtually, Clive Staples. I don't remember his mother's name. His brother's name was Warren, or "Warnie" as Jack called him. On what exact day, month, and year did C.S. Lewis die?

[Samwise Gamgee]

in 1962 when pres died...ooo gosh what was his name!

[Narborg]

John F Kenidy.

What year was The Screwtape Leters 1st publised?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Actually, you only answered part of the question, Aslan13. The exact date was November 22,1963. I don't know when the letters was published.

[Narborg]

1942.

was this befoe or after TCON?

[Aravis Kenobi]

I think it'd be before. When was LWW published?

[Narborg]

Yes, TLTWATW was publised in 1950 i think

Where did he go to univeristy?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Oxford, wasn't it?

[Narborg]

Yes!!!!

What war did he fight in?

[Aravis Kenobi]

World War II. Who came up with the title name of "Chronicles of Narnia?"

[Narborg]

World War II. Who came up with the title name of "Chronicles of Narnia?"


It was world war one achally.

was it tthe pubisher


Name three c s lewis books aside form TCON

[Aravis Kenobi]

Surprised by Joy, Mere Christianity, and The Screwtape Letters. I can't think of the name of the guy who actually named the series, but it was one of Jack's friend. (not Tolkien or Williams) What was the original title(s) of HAHB?

[Narborg]

Desert road to narnia, the boy who stole a hosures, Cor of archenland were some


what university did he teach at after leaving oxford?

[Aravis Kenobi]

I thought he taught at Oxford?

[Narborg]

he did, but he went to canbrige later in life.

Which c S Lewis book is an anlogorgy which awnsers questions on heven and hell?


yay, my 1000th non-duffer post!!!!!!!!!! :D

[Aravis Kenobi]

Not sure. ten thingy. Man, I hate having to put in long messages.

[Narborg]

The great Device.


Name 3 c s lewis book which are not part of TCON

[LifeMaiden]

The great Device.


Name 3 c s lewis book which are not part of TCON


The Great Divorce, Surprised by Joy, Mere Christianity.



What natural objects was CS Lewis inspired by in Ireland to create the Stone Table?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Not sure. I'm not a big expert on Lewis.

[LifeMaiden]

The objects were large stones that were used as burial markers in the pagan days of Ireland.


For about how long was CS Lewis an atheist?

[Aravis Kenobi]

A long time. It was before he wrote the Chronicles. I'm not sure of the exact number of years.

[Narborg]

What year did he became a christan?

[Lady Chloe]

I thought he had begun writing LWW and then he became a Christian...

[Aravis Kenobi]

I think he became a Christian before hand because he wrote Mere Christianity (I think) before Narnia was released.

[Narborg]

He became a chrisatn well before he wrote TLTWATW.

[Aravis Kenobi]

I figured that.

[Narborg]

so dose no one know? I shell ask another question cos i dont achelly know ether


What year was The last battle publised?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Yeah, let's just move on. It was 1956 or 57 one of the two.

[Narborg]

your ment to ask the next question.......

[LifeMaiden]

Which persons in his life inspired CS Lewis to model the characters Puddleglum the Marshwiggle and the Professor after?

[Aravis Kenobi]

I know that a gardener he knew as a child inspired Puddleglum, but I'm not sure about the Professor. It wasn't his brother, was it?

[LifeMaiden]

I know that a gardener he knew as a child inspired Puddleglum, but I'm not sure about the Professor. It wasn't his brother, was it?

No, it was CS Lewis' real professor, whose name was Kirk without an e :)

Who was Lucy Barfield, and what was her relationship to CS Lewis?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Wasn't she a child that Lewis took in during WWII when the children were being evacuated from London?

[Narborg]

I thoght it was a neice or goddougther or somthing.



What was the name of the house lewis lived in in oxford?

[Aravis Kenobi]

I don't know, but I think that may already have been asked. (not sure, though)

[.:God's Princess:.]

this has probably already been asked, but who first told c.s. lewis about God?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Nice siggy, FT. Was it Tolkien who sort of "witnessed" to Lewis first?

[Narborg]

Nice siggy, FT. Was it Tolkien who sort of "witnessed" to Lewis first?


I've never herd that before.

[Aravis Kenobi]

I have, but I don't remember exactly who was the first to talk to Lewis about Christ. I'm pretty sure it was Tolkien.

[Narborg]

ok, next question.


Name his friend who got killed in ww1 and whos mother lewis looked after.

[Aravis Kenobi]

I definitely don't know that one.

[Narborg]

it was paddy moore.

You ask a qurstion, im running out of ideas.....

[Aravis Kenobi]

I don't have anything new, I don't think.

[Narborg]

ok hthen. Names 3 c s lewis books which are not TCON, maere christianiy, The Screwptape leters or suprised by ljoy

[Aravis Kenobi]

You just gave the answer, right? Or were you asking for three other books besides the ones mentioned?

[Narborg]

You just gave the answer, right? Or were you asking for three other books besides the ones mentioned?


yes, 3 other books.

[Aravis Kenobi]

I don't know of any.

[LifeMaiden]

The three other books would be THE FOUR LOVES, THE GREAT DIVORCE, and THE BUSINESS OF HEAVEN.


CS Lewis preferred by be called by this name,_________ rather than Clive, his birth given name.

[Aravis Kenobi]

Jack. who'd want to be called Clives? Not me. What were the names of Joy Gresham's two sons? (hint, one of them worked on the recent Narnia film)

[Narborg]

Daglas was one of them, I cant remeber the other one.

Was year is c s lewis die? * sop sop* :(

[Aravis Kenobi]

1963, and the other son of Joy Gresham was David. Which book from Narnia was dedicated to the Gresham boys?

[Narborg]

THAHB


Where was he born?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Ireland, wasn't he?

[Narborg]

Yes, what part of Ireland?

[LifeMaiden]

THAHB


Where was he born?


Where was who born? One of the Gresham's or CS Lewis? If it was CS Lewis he was born in Northern Ireland.

[Narborg]

Yes.

where did he fight in WW!?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Germany? Or maybe I'm thinking of something else.

[LifeMaiden]

It was either France or Germany that CS Lewis was a soldier in.

[Narborg]

Freance.

What hapened to him?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Wasn't one of his close friends who was killed beside him? or was he injured?

[Narborg]

He got ingerd and one of his freinds died.

What club did he set up at oxford?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Was it the Inklings?;)

[Narborg]

Well, I was thinking of The Socratic Club, but i gess the inklings will do...

What was the name of the pub which the inklings meet at?

[Into the Wardrobe]

The Eagle and Child, or known to them as The Bird and Baby.

What caused an arguement between Lewis and Tolkien that almost ruined their friendship?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Was it on the content of Lewis' books?

[Skandar's Girl]

yes i'm pretty sure!

[Aravis Kenobi]

It was either that or the reason that Tolkien was trying to convince Lewis to become a Christian.

[Narborg]

It was over lewis inclustion of santa in TLTWATW.

What was lewis area of study?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Not sure. You mean like what he taught and stuff?

[Narborg]

Yeah.

10 thingy

[Aravis Kenobi]

I don't know. I thought maybe philosophy.

[Narborg]

it was mainly ennglish lit...


Treu or fulse: he wrote the pilgrums regress in 1955

[Into the Wardrobe]

I'm gonna guess false. It was published in '58. I'm not sure which year he wrote it in.

What were the names of the books in the Space Trilogy Lewis wrote?

[Aravis Kenobi]

I think Narborg meant Pilgrim's Progress, and if so, Lewis so didn't write it because Paul Bunyan (or whoever wrote it) authored Pilgrim's Progress. I've never heard of the Space Trilogy.

[LifeMaiden]

it was mainly ennglish lit...


Treu or fulse: he wrote the pilgrums regress in 1955


False. He wrote that in 1934 or 35 I think.


Name the book by Milton that CS Lewis wrote a preface to.

[Narborg]

False. He wrote that in 1934 or 35 I think.


Name the book by Milton that CS Lewis wrote a preface to.


Milton??????

[LifeMaiden]

Milton??????


Since you didn't answer the question, I will. Milton wrote PARADISE LOST, and CS Lewis wrote the preface to it.


What day was Lewis born?

[Narborg]

29th november 1898

What is the name of the movie which depictes part od c s lewis life?

[PrinceOfTheWest]

Shadowlands.

How old was Lewis when his mother died?

[Aravis Kenobi]

Wasn't he around 8 or 9?

[Narborg]

he was vey young. I need to go and look it up...

[LifeMaiden]

he was vey young. I need to go and look it up...




Yes he was nine years old, you got it Aravis :)

How old was Joy Lewis when she passed away?

[Into the Wardrobe]

Sorry I was away from my computer for the weekend...but regarding the space trilogy, they were...Perelandra, Out of the Silent Planet, and That Hideous Strength: A Modern Fairy-Tale for Grown-Ups.

I'm not sure of his exact age when his mother died either.

What college is CS Lewis' old wardrobe on display at?...and what does the sign say above it?

[Aravis Kenobi]

I don't know much about her, but I'd guess in her late fifities early sixties.

[LifeMaiden]

She was 45, which is quite young actually. I didn't realize she was that much younger.

What was the name of CS Lewis' childhood home?

[Into the Wardrobe]

Wasn't it Little Lea?

What was the first of Lewis' works to be published?

[Aravis Kenobi]

I'm not sure. I haven't kept tabs on the dates his works were released.

[LifeMaiden]

Wasn't it Little Lea?

What was the first of Lewis' works to be published?


Correct it was Little Lea :).


I believe it was SPIRITS IN BONDAGE?


Again I won't ask another question until someone says my answer is correct....

[Into the Wardrobe]

Life Maiden you're good!!!! I thought I knew it...but you did me one better and mentioned one I had never heard of. Spirits in Bondage was done in 1919. I thought it would have been Dymer which was in 1926. Props to you!!!!!

What was the name that both of these works were published under?

[LifeMaiden]

Life Maiden you're good!!!! I thought I knew it...but you did me one better and mentioned one I had never heard of. Spirits in Bondage was done in 1919. I thought it would have been Dymer which was in 1926. Props to you!!!!!

What was the name that both of these works were published under?


I'm not that good! I had to look it up in the NARNIAN book, Into the Wardrobe!!!!!!


The two works were published under the name CLIVE HAMILTON. That I knew.




Which boarding school did CS Lewis attend where he lost his faith as a Christian, and who did he primarily attest this to? * though he placed no blame on her*

[Into the Wardrobe]

You're right again! I think it's sweet that he used his mother's maiden name.

To answer your question, it was his 3rd school after his mother's death called Cherbourg...and he had a pretty bad head master at one of the schools. I thought that the bad one was when he was at Wynyard or Campbell, but I could be mistaken. I'm not sure if that is who you're refering to or not though. Let me know if I'm anywhere close to getting it right.

[Narborg]

Ok, a new question.

What was Lewis brothers nickname?

[Into the Wardrobe]

Warnie.

I don't think anyone answered my earlier quesion about the current location of Lewis' wardrobe and what it says above it. Anyone care to take a stab at it?

[Son of Adam]

According to Douglas Gresham, Mr. Lewis' stepson, there are two wardrobes of his in universities in the United States. One is at Wheaton College in Illinois and the other he couldn't remember where it was for sure at the time. But Mr. Gresham also adamantly stated that no wardrobe in the Lewis' house was ever the inspiration for "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". That the rumours to that effect were entirely false.

[Narborg]

ok, Name Dagloas' brother.

[Aravis Kenobi]

David, that's easy. What was the original name of Prince Caspian? (Hint: listen to the prologue of the audio drama in order to find out)

[LifeMaiden]

David, that's easy. What was the original name of Prince Caspian? (Hint: listen to the prologue of the audio drama in order to find out)


DRAWN INTO NARNIA

[Aravis Kenobi]

Or Return to Narnia (I think that was another name) Your turn, LM.

[LifeMaiden]

Or Return to Narnia (I think that was another name) Your turn, LM.


Which opera and classical music composer was Lewis most fascinated by?

[LifeMaiden]

Or Return to Narnia (I think that was another name) Your turn, LM.
Actually the two names that were in the Official Guide to Narnia that Lewis used for Prince Caspian was DRAWN INTO NARNIA and A HORN IN NARNIA

[Aravis Kenobi]

Oh. For some reason, I was thinking of what Douglas Gresham said in the PC audio drama.

[Narborg]

Return to Narnia was the sub tiltle. Ill have to think about the music one tho.....

[Aravis Kenobi]

I'm not very good at classical composers.

[Into the Wardrobe]

I have no idea! I'll guess Motzart...But I'm clueless on this one.

[Son of Adam]

I know that Lewis was fascinated by Wagner, but the other one I do not know.

[LifeMaiden]

I know that Lewis was fascinated by Wagner, but the other one I do not know.


Yes it was Richard Wagner.

Name two boarding schools CS Lewis attended as a child.

[Son of Adam]

One was the Wynard School in Watford which in his autobiography he referred to as Belsen.

He spent a term at Campbell College in Belfast before going to Cherbourg School in Malvern where his education really began in earnest.

[LifeMaiden]

One was the Wynard School in Watford which in his autobiography he referred to as Belsen.

He spent a term at Campbell College in Belfast before going to Cherbourg School in Malvern where his education really began in earnest.


Okay some one ask a question! :D

[Son of Adam]

What were two of Mr. Lewis favorite books to read when he was young and living at home.

[LifeMaiden]

What were two of Mr. Lewis favorite books to read when he was young and living at home.

A couple of the books were written by E. Nesbit, and two of his favorites were THE AMULET and FIVE CHILDREN AND IT.


What did the work SIEGFRIED AND TWILIGHT OF THE GODS introduce CS Lewis to?

[Narborg]

Greek mthoglogy?

[LifeMaiden]

Greek mthoglogy?


Those are Norse/German works, not Greek. It introduced Lewis to one of his moments of joy, in which he was able to picture a vast,endless, lonely Northern sky. That was a tough question, but mentioned in Surprised by Joy.

Next. :D

[Narborg]

ok, where was he born?

[Son of Adam]

Belfast Ireland

[LifeMaiden]

What was the name of CS Lewis' mother?

[Son of Adam]

Flora Augusta (Hamilton).

Who played C.S. Lewis in the film Shadowlands in 1994?

[Into the Wardrobe]

Wasn't it Anthony Hopkins?

[Narborg]

yes, it was.

What year did c S Lewis die? *sob sob* :(

[Into the Wardrobe]

1963.

The Great Divorce was published in installments in The ________?

[Copperfox]

I seem to remember it being the London Daily Mail.

Here's one in case I'm right with the above. There was a book written somewhat in the mode of "The Great Divorce," titled "Between Heaven and Hell," by Peter Kreeft. Since Mr. Lewis died on the same day as John F. Kennedy, Mr. Kreeft imagined the two men meeting in eternity. They are joined by a third famous man who ALSO died that day. Who was the third man brought into the story?

[Son of Adam]

It was the pantheist Aldous Huxley.

[LifeMaiden]

Who did CS Lewis considered one of his greatest and most influential teachers, one whom he named a character for :) in his Chronicles of Narnia?

[Into the Wardrobe]

W.T. Kirkpatrick, in the Chronicles, Professor Kirk

In regards to the former question I'd asked, I was thinking of "The Guardian." I'd have to check on the other one.

What was W.T. Kirkpatrick's nickname?

[Copperfox]

He was called "The Great Knock."


Now, in the great hall on the planet Charn, what were the
three successive personality types evident among the preserved
dead rulers leading up to Jadis?

[Into the Wardrobe]

Not sure what you mean, but I believe they were nice, solemn, and cruel.

To what place were Warnie and CS Lewis physically going when he became a Christian?

[Son of Adam]

According to faithalone.com, C.S. Lewis was converted to Christianity while riding to the zoo in a sidecar of his brother’s motorcycle.

[LifeMaiden]

That sounds about right.


Who was Oldie, and how did CS Lewis view him?

[Son of Adam]

Oldie was the headmaster at Wynyard School also referred to as Belson. He as a cruel man and had a reputation for making students do endless amounts of math resulting in C.S. Lewis hating him, the school and mathmatics as well.

[LifeMaiden]

Oldie was the headmaster at Wynyard School also referred to as Belson. He as a cruel man and had a reputation for making students do endless amounts of math resulting in C.S. Lewis hating him, the school and mathmatics as well.


You're an expert at this, Carl!


Okay....during his third glimpse of Joy, what was it that CS Lewis was reading?

[Son of Adam]

I think this is the right answer:

The third glimpse came through a few lines of Longfellow's translation of Esaias Tegner's Drapa:


I heard a voice that cried,
'Balder the beautiful
Is dead, is dead!'
And through the misty air
Passed like the mournful cry
Of sunward sailing cranes

[LifeMaiden]

YAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH that's the one! :D :D :D

[Into the Wardrobe]

Carl and LifeMaiden you guys are awesome! Yall could outdo me anyday!

It was the Zoo on that earlier question. Whipsnade Zoo.

Which of Lewis' books was a compelation of BBC broadcasts during WWII?

[Son of Adam]

Mere Charistianity

At what age was C.S. Lewis converted to Christianity?

[LifeMaiden]

Mere Charistianity

At what age was C.S. Lewis converted to Christianity?

On September 18, 1931, at the age of 32, he converted.



NEXT!!

[Son of Adam]

Next??? Isn't it your turn now??? ROFLOL

But if you insist:

In what year was "Pilgrim's Regress" published?

[LifeMaiden]

Next??? Isn't it your turn now??? ROFLOL

But if you insist:

In what year was "Pilgrim's Regress" published?



1932.



For how many years were Joy Lewis and CS married? And how did he meet her?

[Son of Adam]

AS for how long they were married, it depends upon which wedding you want to go by. April 23, 1956: Married Joy Davidman Gresham in secret civil ceremony when British Home Office denied continuance of her residency permit.

March 21, 1957: Married Joy in church ceremony at her hospital bed.

AS for meeting Joy, I don't know what details you want but they first met in: 9/24/52 Jack meets Joy Gresham for lunch at the Eastgate Hotel. Later she and her two sons move to England after her husband deserted her.

[Narborg]

What other famous person dead the same day as c s lewis?

[Son of Adam]

President John F. Kennedy.

[LifeMaiden]

Which capital sin does CS Lewis believe is the worst and most destructive for mankind?

[Narborg]

Pride?

Ill wait for conformation.....

[LifeMaiden]

Pride?

Ill wait for conformation.....


Yes.

While in the hospital recovering from Trench Fever, CS Lewis mentions an author who had a profound impact on him. Who was it?

[Narborg]

George Mc donald?

[LifeMaiden]

Close...it was Chesterston.


What were the four basic kinds of love according to Lewis?

[Son of Adam]

1. Romantic Love (eros)

2. Natural Affection

3. Friendship (philia)

4. Charity (Agape)

[LifeMaiden]

And what was the name of the book he wrote about them? :D VERY EASY.

[Son of Adam]

The Four Loves

[LifeMaiden]

Chesterton wrote a book that was particularly influential in shaping CS Lewis's path to Christianity. What book was this?

[Son of Adam]

I believe it was The Everlasting Man

[Copperfox]

That book, by the way, remains timely to this day as an explanation of why Western civilization both needs and deserves to be defended. Chesterton's account of what was at stake in the wars between Rome and Carthage is an eye-opener.

Now, moving right along:

Why did Reepicheep object to a bear being one of the "marshals" for Peter's duel with Miraz?

[Into the Wardrobe]

Actually it was Trumkin who objected because he was afraid that the bears would suck their paws and embarass the Narnian army. However, Reepicheep wanted to be a Marshall since the only trumpeter was among the mice and they'd felt left out...and if Reepicheep was included as a marshall they'd feel better about being left out earlier.

How many bedrooms are contained at the Lewis' home, the Kilns?

[LifeMaiden]

Actually it was Trumkin who objected because he was afraid that the bears would suck their paws and embarass the Narnian army. However, Reepicheep wanted to be a Marshall since the only trumpeter was among the mice and they'd felt left out...and if Reepicheep was included as a marshall they'd feel better about being left out earlier.

How many bedrooms are contained at the Lewis' home, the Kilns?


How many bedrooms in total or how many are used for guests who are there studying at the seminars?

[Into the Wardrobe]

I was thinking total. I had read about it awhile back in something discussing the restoration of the place. So, I hope that I have it right.

[LifeMaiden]

Well I have no clue :D . I'm going to guess anywhere between 12-15.

[Son of Adam]

I know that the house contained 12 rooms altogether and I think, not sure, that there were a total of 6 bedrooms.

[LifeMaiden]

We'll let IntotheWardrobe verify that when she gets online here...in the meantime, the next question is:



A very tough one :D . Which two George Eliot books were among CS Lewis' favorites?

[Into the Wardrobe]

I read that there were 4 bedrooms. I heard that the Kilns was a much smaller house than most people think. I guess none of the rooms were that big. I guess when Doug Gresham heard that people were moving in to restore the Kilns he said that they'd have to be very practical. Once the family moved in, they agreed with him.

As to your other question...I have no idea which George Eliot books were his favorite. Can't wait to hear about it though.

[LifeMaiden]

Adam Bede and the Mill on the Floss were two of his favorite books.


Another tough question. The author Edmund Spense penned a book called THE FAERIE QUEEN, which was one of Lewis' favorite books because Spense created the 'land of faerie'. Now what other Spense work did Lewis adore?

[Son of Adam]

I am assuming you mean Edmund Spenser who wrote "The Faery Queene" and then "The Shepheardes Calender"

[LifeMaiden]

I am assuming you mean Edmund Spenser who wrote "The Faery Queene" and then "The Shepheardes Calender"

Yeah, Spenser. Who did you think I was talking about? The title was spelled FAERIE QUEENE in the NARNIAN.

[LifeMaiden]

And yes that was the other book.


Next question: What pastoral romanticist contemporary of Spenser did Lewis enjoy reading, and what was this author's name and the name of his book?

[Son of Adam]

As good as I usually am at this, I have to admit that this one has me stumped. OK, LM, what's the answer as it looks like no one else has the answer either. :confused:

[LifeMaiden]

As good as I usually am at this, I have to admit that this one has me stumped. OK, LM, what's the answer as it looks like no one else has the answer either. :confused:


Yes this is a tough one.


It's Sir Phillip Sydney.



NEXT!!

[Into the Wardrobe]

Since it's been quiet for a day, I'll fire a question off.

What was the name of the battle that Lewis was wounded in World War I, and where was it located?

[LifeMaiden]

He was wounded at Mt. Bernenchon, near Lillers, France in April of 1918.




Inspired by Circe, the sorceress in THE ODYSSEY, which evil character did CS Lewis created based on her? And what was the most important thing she had in common with Circe?

[Narborg]

Is that thw white which? And was terning people into stone it?

Ill wait for an anwser